VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-2697
The Inventory Scout daemon (invscoutd) 1.3.0.0 and 2.0.2 for AIX 4.3.3 and 5.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a command line argument (log file).
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.59%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Inventory Scout daemon (invscoutd) 1.3.0.0 and 2.0.2 for AIX 4.3.3 and 5.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on a command line argument (log file). NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2006-5002.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- ibm/aix
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11200Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/4582
- http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5CP0F0UDFG.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9982Exploit
- http://www.xfocus.org/exploits/200403/31.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15620
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11200Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/4582
- http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5CP0F0UDFG.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9982Exploit
- http://www.xfocus.org/exploits/200403/31.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15620
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.